Tracy
Rivas
Road,
East
Meadow,
NY
11554
Ƚ
trivas1@ithaca.eduȽ
(516)
403
3150
EDUCATION:
Ithaca
College,
Ithaca,
NY
Ƚ
Bachelor
of
Arts
in
Legal
Studies;
May
2013
• Minor:
Integrated
Marketing
Communications
• GPA:
3.74/4.0
[Dean’s
List
Honor’s
for
seven
semesters]
EXPERIENCE:
Sustainability
in
the
Curriculum,
Sakai
CLE,
Research
Assistant
Ithaca,
NY
[September
2012
May
2013]
• Conducted
business
and
sustainability
based
research
projects
• Implemented
resources
into
the
Sakai
database
site
• Provided
information
for
business
faculty
to
utilize
in
their
curriculum
Tompkins
County
District
Attorney’s
Office,
Intern
Ithaca,
NY
[August
2012
December
2012]
• Facilitated
research
and
special
studies
on
issues
affecting
assigned
individual
cases
• Assembled
reports,
documents
or
manuals
for
distribution
• Coordinated
witness
correspondence
regarding
court
dates
Make
A
Wish
Foundation
Metro,
NY
Region,
Development
Intern
Lake
Success,
NY
[June
2012
August
2012]
• Completed
donation
research
for
corporate
and
foundation
sponsors
by
utilizing
Raiser’s
Edge
Database
• Administered
operations
for
the
Make
A
Wish
Annual
Gala
Ithaca
College
Sociology
Department,
Teachers
Assistant
Ithaca,
NY
[January
2012
May
2012]
• Facilitated
and
led
discussions
with
student
group
of
20
on
a
weekly
basis
• Assisted
students
with
class
material
&
coordinated
class
lectures
• Evaluated
student
papers
and
exams
Goldman
&
Associates
LLP,
Legal
Secretary
Garden
City,
NY
[November
2008
August
2011]
• Coordinated
office
activities
and
meetings
for
Attorneys
and
clients
• Prepared
legal
documents
and
correspondence,
docketing
cases
• Maintained
court
dockets
and
diaries
in
addition
to
a
variety
of
legal
secretarial
duties
LEADERSHIP
AND
INVOLVEMENT
Student
Athlete
Advisory
Committee,
President
Ithaca,
NY
[August
2012
May
2013]
• Served
as
the
student
athlete
population’s
communication
link
to
administration
• Participated
in
regional
meetings,
seminars
&
leadership
summits
• Fostered
a
community
of
pride
and
support
for
Bomber
Athletics
through
planned
events
Ithaca
College
15th
Annual
James
J.
Whalen
Symposium,
Presenter
Ithaca,
NY
[April,
2012
April
2013]
• Presented
independent
research
on
the
rise
of
the
Student
Debt
Crisis
and
The
Medical
Malpractice
Debate
American
Advertising
Federation’s
“A
Millennial
Perspective
on
Multiculturalism”,
Panel
Member
[November
2011]
• Provided
insight
and
perspective
on
how
Millennials
expect
multiculturalism
to
be
expressed
in
advertising
messages,
media
content
and
entertainment.
COLLEGE
ATHLETICS/COMMUNITY
SERVICE:
Women’s
Varsity
Lacrosse
Ithaca,
NY
[January
2010
May
2013]
• Ithaca
College
Record
–
Most
career
goals
&
points
in
Ithaca
College
history
• 2x
Empire
8
Player
of
the
Year ,
2x
All
Conference
Honoree,
2x
First
Team
All
Region
Honors
• 2013
IWLCA
North/South
Senior
All
Star
game
participant
Ithaca
College
Athletic
Director
Search
Committee,
Student
Representative
Ithaca,
NY
[April
2013
May
2013]
• Helped
to
identify
and
evaluate
candidates
for
Ithaca
Director
of
Intercollegiate
Athletics
Habitat
for
Humanity,
Student
Volunteer
Exmore,
Virginia
[January
2011]
• Traveled
with
Ithaca
College
volunteers
to
construct
residential
homes
in
struggling
rural
communities
SKILLS:
Microsoft
Office,
Adobe
Photoshop
C5,
Adobe
InDesign,
Raiser’s
Edge,
West
Law,
Lexis
Nexis,
Chimp,
Spanish